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Drums El/MS

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

85 South Old Turnpike Road, Drums, PA 18222 · (570) 459-3111 · Part of Hazleton Area School District

Butler Township’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
842
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Drums El/MS

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 19.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Butler Township kids: Hazleton Area HS

On the path

Where Butler Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Drums El/MSYou are here
9–12Hazleton Area HSin Hazle Township

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 55%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

85 South Old Turnpike Road, Drums

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten112
Grade 177
Grade 2103
Grade 3106
Grade 493
Grade 584
Grade 677
Grade 7101
Grade 889
Enrollment over time
703’20
696’21
784’22
801’23
842’24

Up 19.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 30%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Drums El/MS from Butler Township families.

Other schools in Hazleton Area School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Butler Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.